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Drugs acting on the central and peripheral nervous systems
ONLINE RESOURCES
An extensive range of additional resources to enhance teaching
and learning and to facilitate understanding of this chapter may
be found online at the text’s accompanying website, located on
thePoint at
These include Watch and
Learn videos, Concepts in Action animations, journal articles,
review questions, case studies, discussion topics and quizzes.
WEB LINKS
Healthcare providers and students may want to consult
the following Internet sources:
Information about epilepsy research and treatment.
Home page of Epilepsy Australia.
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C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N D I N G
Answers to the questions in this chapter can be found in
Appendix A at the back of this book.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Select the best answer to the following.
1.
When teaching a group of students about epilepsy,
which of the following should the nurse or midwife
include?
a.
always characterised by grand mal seizures
b.
only a genetic problem
c.
the most prevalent neurological disorder
d.
the name given to one brain disorder
2.
Which of the following would the nurse or midwife
be least likely to include as a type of generalised
seizure?
a.
petit mal seizures
b.
febrile seizures
c.
grand mal seizures
d.
complex seizures
3.
Which instruction would the nurse or midwife
encourage a person receiving an antiepileptic drug
to do?
a.
Give up their driver’s licence.
b.
Wear or carry a MedicAlert identification.
c.
Take antihistamines to help dry up secretions.
d.
Keep the diagnosis a secret to avoid prejudice.
4.
Drugs that are commonly used to treat grand mal
seizures include:
a.
barbiturates, benzodiazepines and hydantoins.
b.
barbiturates, antihistamines and local
anaesthetics.
c.
hydantoins and phenobarbitone.
d.
benzodiazepines and sodium valproate.
5.
The drug of choice for the treatment of absence
seizures is:
a.
sodium valproate.
b.
phenytoin.
c.
clonazepam.
d.
ethosuximide.
